rockridgecattle
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We got some cows on our farm from helping a neighbor. We cost shared on the cow calves for many years because he was old and still wanted cows.
He still had the land. We made the hay, pastured our cows and his on both our lands. We shared the animals 50/50. we paid the mineral and the drugs for vaccinations. Calves we covered the cost of illness, cows he did. They were his cows. We bought his and his brothers land and then the owner died.
The brother lives in the city. Both grew up on the farm but he chose school and city life.
the guy our deal with who is now dead died at the end for 2006. We asked his brother what to do with the cows. He said same deal and to keep them and then he would sell them at weaning. He figures these cows can still breed. We just kept these cows to keep the old guy happy.
The cows are older than Noah and require alot of maintenance. there are or were 4 cows.
1. Had problems standing while heavy in calf. Actually could not stand. it got so cold she could not get up. Called the brother told him drugs wouldn't help. Either to shoot or keep her at home, make her comfortable, get ther up with the tractor each day and wait for her to calve. Once she calves take it, dispose of the cow. We told him that if he wanted that done he would have to pay for the work. He said do what you want with the cow, he washed his hands of it. We got the calf, and placed it on a heiffer who just lost her calf.
2. could not walk well heavy in calf in fact the last weeks before she calved could not get up. Once she calved she got up. Twins. we could not let her raise both calves so we bottle fed one and then gave her to a cow later on who lost her calf. I told husband o call the owner and ask what he wanted and he said no, she could not support two calves and milk replacer is expensive. We always got any twins these cows had becasue of the work involved and he so he chose not to inform the new owner figuring same contract applied.
3. Cow not lame but unable to handle herself on a large pasture and almost going down just before calving.
4. the best of the bunch but she to has had hip troubles in the past. She might make it another season, but she problably won't
All these cows we kept home on the home pastures becasue they could not handle large pastures...coyote or bear bait
Here is the problem. He the older brother who is now the owner wants all the calves. We get the cows. He thinks there is still life in these old birds. He also wants the not what the auction mart gives but what ever we get for our calves.
We tried to explain that his calves would go in our lots(he only had four and they would sell better in a bigger lot than by themselves), by weight and then the auction mart would cut him a check based on the lots weight of his calfs.
We are trying to tell him these animals, the cows need to go to the local abitior(sp) becasue they would not make it an 8 hour drive to quebec or Sask. Then they would be classed as downers and we would be fined heavy for inhumane treatment of animals. If they were kept another year it would be SSS.
At best these animals, the three cows would be worth $200.00 becasue of their age and problably their might be parts condemed due to arthritis. Our vet is coming out in September to check on other animals destined for slaughter so we were going to get these girls checked for the ability to ship.
At best husband figures halfers on the three calves still on the his cows. the one on our heifer husband figures he washed his hands of the cow so be it with the calf.
the bottle one now on our cow he knows nothing of so what of it?
In total there are three cows live and 5 calves live. Three of the calves are on his cows.
Our ID (canadian)tags are in these calves and the calves have had their first shots and are waiting for the second. The cows we did not pre breed vaccinate for the fact they were to be gone this fall and well with cow prices so cheap...
We treat these cows and calves just like we do our own.
Advice please!
Thanks in advance.
We got some cows on our farm from helping a neighbor. We cost shared on the cow calves for many years because he was old and still wanted cows.
He still had the land. We made the hay, pastured our cows and his on both our lands. We shared the animals 50/50. we paid the mineral and the drugs for vaccinations. Calves we covered the cost of illness, cows he did. They were his cows. We bought his and his brothers land and then the owner died.
The brother lives in the city. Both grew up on the farm but he chose school and city life.
the guy our deal with who is now dead died at the end for 2006. We asked his brother what to do with the cows. He said same deal and to keep them and then he would sell them at weaning. He figures these cows can still breed. We just kept these cows to keep the old guy happy.
The cows are older than Noah and require alot of maintenance. there are or were 4 cows.
1. Had problems standing while heavy in calf. Actually could not stand. it got so cold she could not get up. Called the brother told him drugs wouldn't help. Either to shoot or keep her at home, make her comfortable, get ther up with the tractor each day and wait for her to calve. Once she calves take it, dispose of the cow. We told him that if he wanted that done he would have to pay for the work. He said do what you want with the cow, he washed his hands of it. We got the calf, and placed it on a heiffer who just lost her calf.
2. could not walk well heavy in calf in fact the last weeks before she calved could not get up. Once she calved she got up. Twins. we could not let her raise both calves so we bottle fed one and then gave her to a cow later on who lost her calf. I told husband o call the owner and ask what he wanted and he said no, she could not support two calves and milk replacer is expensive. We always got any twins these cows had becasue of the work involved and he so he chose not to inform the new owner figuring same contract applied.
3. Cow not lame but unable to handle herself on a large pasture and almost going down just before calving.
4. the best of the bunch but she to has had hip troubles in the past. She might make it another season, but she problably won't
All these cows we kept home on the home pastures becasue they could not handle large pastures...coyote or bear bait
Here is the problem. He the older brother who is now the owner wants all the calves. We get the cows. He thinks there is still life in these old birds. He also wants the not what the auction mart gives but what ever we get for our calves.
We tried to explain that his calves would go in our lots(he only had four and they would sell better in a bigger lot than by themselves), by weight and then the auction mart would cut him a check based on the lots weight of his calfs.
We are trying to tell him these animals, the cows need to go to the local abitior(sp) becasue they would not make it an 8 hour drive to quebec or Sask. Then they would be classed as downers and we would be fined heavy for inhumane treatment of animals. If they were kept another year it would be SSS.
At best these animals, the three cows would be worth $200.00 becasue of their age and problably their might be parts condemed due to arthritis. Our vet is coming out in September to check on other animals destined for slaughter so we were going to get these girls checked for the ability to ship.
At best husband figures halfers on the three calves still on the his cows. the one on our heifer husband figures he washed his hands of the cow so be it with the calf.
the bottle one now on our cow he knows nothing of so what of it?
In total there are three cows live and 5 calves live. Three of the calves are on his cows.
Our ID (canadian)tags are in these calves and the calves have had their first shots and are waiting for the second. The cows we did not pre breed vaccinate for the fact they were to be gone this fall and well with cow prices so cheap...
We treat these cows and calves just like we do our own.
Advice please!
Thanks in advance.
